Question : Achievements under NRDWP

(a) whether it is a fact that the aim of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) is to provide every rural person with adequate safe water for drinking, cooking and other basic needs with a minimum water quality standard;

(b) if so, whether the Government has achieved the goals of NRDWP all over the country;

(c) if so, the details of the target achieved thereunder in the country for the last three years, State-wise including Karnataka;

(d) whether it is true that NRDWP is not implemented effectively in the country to achieve its target;

(e) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps to find out the reasons for failure in providing safe drinking water to all the people in the country; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) Yes Sir.
(b) Under erstwhile National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the coverage was monitored in terms of Fully Covered (FC) habitations i.e. having provision of minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water with sources at a reasonable distance. As reported by States/ UTs, as on 12.11.2019, 81.20% rural habitations having 76.54% population are fully covered with provision of 40 litre or more per capita per day (lpcd) and 15.55% rural habitations having 19.69% population are partially covered, i.e. with provision of less than 40 lpcd whereas 3.24% rural habitations having 3.77% population is having water sources with quality issues.Meanwhile, NRDWP was restructured and subsumed into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) which aims at providing Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024.
(c)The State-wise details including Karnataka of the target achieved under NRDWP in last three years is annexed.
(d) & (e) NRDWP has now been restructured and subsumed under JJM and the programme is regularly reviewed with State Governments and UT Administrations.
(f) Does not arise.


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